Hamd Zuhal, Elshami Wiam, Al Kawas Sausan, Aljuaid Hanan, Abuzaid Mohamed M
Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. 84428, Riyadh, 11671, United Arab Emirates.
Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Heliyon. 2023 Jun 8;9(6):e17089. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17089. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Healthcare professionals have expressed worries about using AI, while others anticipate more work opportunities in the future and better patient care. Integrating AI into practice will directly impact dentistry practice. The purpose of the study is to evaluate organizational readiness, knowledge, attitude, and willingness to integrate AI into dentistry practice.
a cross-sectional exploratory study of dentists, academic faculty and students who practice and study dentistry in UAE. Participants were invited to participate in a previously validated survey used to collect participants' demographics, knowledge, perceptions, and organizational readiness.
One hundred thirty-four responded to the survey with a response rate was 78% from the invited group. Results showed excitement to implement AI in practice accompanied by medium to high knowledge and a lack of education and training programs. As a result, organizations were not well prepared and had to ensure readiness for AI implementation.
An effort to ensure professional and student readiness will improve AI integration in practice. In addition, dental professional societies and educational institutions must collaborate to develop proper training programs for dentists to close the knowledge gap.
医疗保健专业人员对使用人工智能表示担忧，而其他人则预计未来会有更多工作机会以及更好的患者护理。将人工智能整合到实践中将直接影响牙科实践。本研究的目的是评估组织准备情况、知识、态度以及将人工智能整合到牙科实践中的意愿。
对在阿联酋从事牙科实践和学习的牙医、学术教员和学生进行横断面探索性研究。邀请参与者参加一项先前经过验证的调查，该调查用于收集参与者的人口统计学信息、知识、看法和组织准备情况。
134人回复了调查，受邀组的回复率为78%。结果显示，人们对在实践中应用人工智能感到兴奋，同时具备中等至高的知识水平，但缺乏教育和培训项目。因此，各组织准备不足，必须确保为人工智能的实施做好准备。
努力确保专业人员和学生做好准备将改善人工智能在实践中的整合。此外，牙科专业协会和教育机构必须合作，为牙医制定适当的培训项目，以缩小知识差距。
